My top 5 Holiday watch gift ideas from $4,400-$11,350

It’s hard to believe that time of year is already upon us where Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the big day is not too far away! I wanted to give you my top 5 favorite Holiday watch gift ideas from $4,400-$11,350.

1. Tudor Pelagos LHD

retail-$4,400

Tudor Pelagos LHD on a titanium bracelet

Tudor Pelagos LHD on a rubber strap

Last year, Tudor dropped this watch on the world towards the end of the year. The buzz and reception around it was just fantastic! In my opinion, the Pelagos is one of Tudor’s most underrated watches within their collection and the LHD is just the coolest! This watch was originally introduced by Tudor in 1981 for the Marine Nationale. You can read my review of the Tudor LHD, HERE . I don’t think there is a diver’s watch out there for the same money or more than can beat it. I love that it’s not your run of the mill looking diver’s watch. For statrers, It’s made out of titanium not your typical stainless steel and the crown is on the left hand side of the case not the tradional right hand side. I love the subtle yet important details like how “Pelagos” is written on the dial in red, the date wheel is a roulette date wheel so the date is either red or black. The contrast of the lume on the dial and the matte black cermic bezel is one of the best I have ever seen. Not to mention it has an in house Tudor manufactured movement, it’s water resistant to 500 meters or 1,646 feet and it comes with the baddest and coolest rubber strap with divers clasp in the business. At $4,400 it’s a hell of a value!

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2. Cartier Ronde Croissere steel and 18k pink gold

retail-$5,300

This watch was released at SIHH 2015. It’s a lot of watch for the money, especially from a serious luxury watch brand. This watch features a 42mm case, an in house Cartier manufactured movement, pink gold roman numerals on a dark grey dial and pink gold details on the bezel. You can read my review of it, HERE . I like this version best out of all the Cartier Croissiere models. The pink gold details flushes out the sterile look of the plain jane stainless steel. This watch has the ability to be masculine, rugged and hyper elegant all at the same time!

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3. Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Date

retail- $7,500

No other watch brand epitomizes the coolness of the sixties and seventies like Jaeger-LeCoultre ! I often get aksed what is a nice dress watch from an in house manufacturer in stainless steel for under 10k? This is tough question for me to answer because not alot of the high end luxury Swiss watch makers make dress watches in stainless steel. They are usually available in precious metals and can cost north of 20k! So options are quite limited. However, the JLC Master Ultra Thin Date pictured above reeks of value and sophistication at the same time. They once use to make movements for the likes of Vacheron Constantin & Patek Philippe.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Utlra Thin Date looks likes something from another time but clearly belongs here today because it’s a timless classic! The 40mm stainless steel case is refined yet everyday wearing. I would have prefered no seconds hand or date but despite that, it’s a winner! The incredible silver sunray pattern dial, indices and iconic dauphine hands make this a watch to enjoy for many years to come. It has an in house self winding movement and it’s fitted on a black alligator strap.

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4. Zenith Pilot Chronograph

retail-$7,700

This watch is awesome. It shook me up because I immediately fell in love with it when it came out and I am NOT the world biggest chronograph fan! This watch was inspired by the original version. In the late 1950s, the Italian armed forces wished to renew the Tipo CP1 chronographs that were standard equipment for pilots of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana and the Marina Militare. The technical specifications called for a model delivering perfect legibility; a 43 mm case that could be worn over pilots’ flight suits; immediate and secure access to the pushers and bezel; and of course a reliability worthy of the most accurate chronometers. Hand-wound Zenith Calibre 146 DP was one of the most renowned and most reliable movements available at the time. The chronograph christened TIPO CP-2 by the Italian Air Force was delivered by A. Cairelli, the Manufacture’s Rome-based distributor. Worn by the pilots of the famous American Lockheed F104 Starfighter, these timepieces became an important extension of the onboard instruments installed in the cockpit. Pilots became attached to them to the point of wearing them at all times, even when not on official duty.

To celebrate this historic an iconic timepiece, Zenith has released the NEW Heritage Revival Cronometro Tipo CP-2. This watch respects the details of the original version combined with the best that modern construction has to offer. Zenith has manufactured only 1,000 pieces for the world. I love the executuon of this watch. It has that vintage feel and yet again it happens to be a chronograph which I typically don’t like. Could it be because of the roubust 43 mm stainless steel case or the very legible and clean black dial with white Arabic numerals and dual register chronograph function and no date, or could it just be the way it’s fitted on the black calf strap with contrasting stiching? The answer is all of it! It’s hard to pull off a revivial of a watch like this and it’s even harder to sell that to collectors becauase they are so critical! I love this watch because it’s well done from start to finish, limited and numbered to 1,000 pieces for the world and the best part is that’s it really well priced at $7,700. You can read my glowing review of it, HERE .

(I found this watch pictured in several places with the green nato type strap like in the second pic above. Not sure if that comes wirth the watch or if it can be ordered that way. If it doesn’t come that way you can always purchase a similar looking nato strap for under $20)

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5.Rolex 50th Anniversary Sea-Dweller 4000

retail-$11,350

Everyone is buzzing about the Rolex Sky-Dweller in stainless steel. It’s a nice watch but let’s not get too crazy now! The Rolex 50th anniversary of the Sea Dweller 4000 (which also came out at Baselword 2017 like the stainless steel Sky-Dweller) is so much cooler, iconic and everyday wearing. To me it’s Rolex’s ultimate dive watch. It has all the right traits of being inspired by their vintage models, a bigger 43mm case, a brand new in house movement and it’s somewhat hard to get. The best part is that It’s 3k less than the Sky-Dweller at $11,350 retail. I mean come on! Do you really think a nato strap would look good on that watch? Yuck! I know they are two different watches that do totally different things ( no disrespect to the s/s Rolex Sky-Dweller) but at the end, The NEW 50th anniversary Sea-Dweller 4000 is a real mans watch in a way that the Rolex Sky-Dweller is just NOT! Read my rocking review of it HERE.

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